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Philadelphia Athletics @ Washington Senators

1945-08-02 · Day game · Griffith Stadium · 1:43

Washington Senators defeated Philadelphia Athletics 2–1. Mickey Haefner earned the win.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
PHA	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	4
WS1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	6

W: Mickey Haefner L: Lou Knerr SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Cal Hubbard · 1B: Charlie Berry · 2B: (none) · 3B: Red Jones · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Philadelphia Athletics — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Irv Hall	3	0	0	0	0	0
Hal Peck	4	0	0	0	0	1
Dick Siebert	4	0	1	0	0	0
Bobby Estalella	4	0	1	0	0	1
Buddy Rosar	4	0	0	0	0	0
Charlie Metro	4	0	0	0	0	0
George Kell	3	0	0	0	0	0
Ed Busch	2	1	1	0	1	0
Lou Knerr	2	0	1	1	0	1

Washington Senators — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
George Case	4	0	0	0	0	0
George Myatt	3	0	1	0	1	0
Buddy Lewis	4	0	0	0	0	1
Joe Kuhel	3	1	0	0	1	0
Harlond Clift	3	0	1	1	1	1
George Binks	4	0	2	0	0	0
Gil Torres	3	0	0	0	0	1
Al Evans	3	1	1	0	1	0
Mickey Haefner	4	0	1	1	0	1

Philadelphia Athletics — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Lou Knerr	8.1	6	4	4

Washington Senators — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Mickey Haefner	9.0	4	1	3

Play-by-play

Top 1

Irv Hall: 9
Hal Peck: 6
Dick Siebert: 7

Bot 1

George Case: 6/L
George Myatt: W
Buddy Lewis: 9
Joe Kuhel: 7

Top 2

Bobby Estalella: 43
Buddy Rosar: 8
Charlie Metro: 53/BG

Bot 2

Harlond Clift: W
George Binks: S7.1-2
Gil Torres: FC3/SH.2-3;1-2;B-1
Al Evans: 32(3)/FO.2-3;1-2
Mickey Haefner: K
George Case: 63

Top 3

George Kell: 8
Ed Busch: S8
Lou Knerr: 14/SH.1-2
Irv Hall: HP
Hal Peck: 43

Bot 3

George Myatt: S7
Buddy Lewis: 46(1)3/GDP
Joe Kuhel: W
Harlond Clift: WP.1-2
Harlond Clift: S7.2-H
George Binks: 53/BG

Top 4

Dick Siebert: 7
Bobby Estalella: T9
Buddy Rosar: 3/FL
Charlie Metro: 7

Bot 4

Gil Torres: 53
Al Evans: W
Mickey Haefner: 7
George Case: 64(1)/FO

Top 5

George Kell: 7
Ed Busch: W
Lou Knerr: D7.1-H
Irv Hall: PB.2-3
Irv Hall: 9
Hal Peck: 3

Bot 5

George Myatt: E6
Buddy Lewis: CS2(26)
Buddy Lewis: K
Joe Kuhel: 31

Top 6

Dick Siebert: S4
Bobby Estalella: 54(1)/FO
Buddy Rosar: 3/FL
Charlie Metro: 64(1)/FO

Bot 6

Harlond Clift: K
George Binks: D7
Gil Torres: K
Al Evans: 9

Top 7

George Kell: 8
Ed Busch: 23
Lou Knerr: K

Bot 7

Mickey Haefner: 43
George Case: E6/TH
George Myatt: 3.1-2
Buddy Lewis: 31

Top 8

Irv Hall: 8
Hal Peck: K
Dick Siebert: 7

Bot 8

Joe Kuhel: 8
Harlond Clift: 2/FL
George Binks: 8

Top 9

Bobby Estalella: K
Buddy Rosar: 4
Charlie Metro: 2/FL

Bot 9

Gil Torres: 53
Al Evans: D7
Mickey Haefner: S8.2-H